Tracking electronic devices

Abstract

Tracking electronic devices that are equipped with tracking tags and that are stored in designated locations. The position of a reading device is monitored as it traverses the designated locations of the electronic devices and is activated to interrogate the tracking tags of the electronic devices. Identification data from the tracking tags is collected to enable determining the presence and location of the electronic devices, based on the monitored position of the reading devices.

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CROSS-REFERENCES[0001]This application is related to the following: co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 383,657, filed Mar. 10, 2003 and entitled “Tracking Electronic Devices” by Pradhan et al.; co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 354,109, filed Jan. 30, 2003 and entitled “Device Data” by Lyon et al.; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 620,272, filed Jul. 09, 2003 and entitled “Location Aware Sensor Nodes” by Pradhan et al., all of which are assigned to the assignee of the present invention and are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention pertains to tracking electronic devices. More particularly, this invention relates to tracking electronic devices using a traversable reading device and tags.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Electronic devices such as computer servers, telecommunications devices, and the like are often housed within cabinets or racks within a building or data center. An example of a ra...

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